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Barclaycard Premiership - Fulham v Bolton - 15.00 17/08/2002
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Bolton Wanderers (Trotters) Stadium: Reebok Last season: 16th in Prem on 43 pts	Manager: Sam Allardyce (Oct 1999) Games: 154 - W 41%, D 34%, L 25%
Not won in 4 league games Lost 4 of their last 6 league games, including their last 3 Won only 1 of their last 6 league games, v Ipswich, 6th April Only 1 draw in their last 10 league games - 1-1 v Spurs, 20th April Lost 4 of their last 5 league games away from home, including their last 3 Won only 1 of their last 12 league games away from home, at Charlton, 23rd March Michael Ricketts is 17 games without a goal in all comps, his last against Stockport in the FA Cup, 16th January. Ricketts has only 1 Premiership goal in 2002, v Chelsea, 12th January (15 Prem apps since) Bolton avoided the yo-yo effect last season. For the first time in three attempts they retained their top flight status and will be keen to consolidate and build from that base. New boys Bolton took the Premiership by storm - winning their first three games on the trot. But they nose dived thereafter into the relegation zone and survived by one place and four points. Managed 2 clean sheets in last 21 top tier League outings Last time kept a clean sheet was the goalless draw away at Southampton in the Premiership on 23 February, 2002. Although 16th place last term narrowed avoided relegation, it was still Bolton's highest positional finish in the Premier League. The Trotters have not lost an opening League fixture for six years (2 wins, 4 draws). Sam Allardyce has been in charge at the Reebok for nearly three years and Bolton have recorded exactly 50 League wins under him. A fee is still to be agreed for Delroy Facey - otherwise all Allardyce's signings have been frees - Jay-Jay Okocha, Youri Djorkaeff and Akin Bulent. SUMMER TRANSFERS In From Fee Jay Jay Okocha    Paris Saint Germain    Free Delroy Facey        Huddersfield               Free Akin Bulent          Galatasaray                Free Youri Djorkaeff    Kaiserslautern             Free Bernard Mendy    Paris Saint Germain    Loan Out To Fee Rod Wallace           Gillingham Free Dean Holden          Oldham Free Paul Wheatcroft      Scunthorpe United Free Emmanuele Morini    Released
TOP SCORERS Last Seasons Top Scorers: Ricketts - 15, Nolan - 8, Bobic/Djorkaeff/Wallace - 4
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Fulham FC - (The Cottagers) Last season 13th in Prem on 44 points	Manager: Jean Tigana (Jul 2000) Games 116, W45%, D34%, L21%
Ambitious owner Mohamed Al Fayed will be expecting a marked improvement from his beloved Fulham, on their initial 13th placing in the Barclaycard Premiership. Jean Tigana is going into his third season with the Cottagers, who have registered 40 League victories in his command. The Thames side club, who will be playing their home games at Loftus Road this season, have already built a seven match undefeated run in the InterToto Cup and know a 1-1 draw from the home leg of their final with Bologna would be enough to qualify for the Uefa Cup. Unbeaten in their 7 games so far this season Won 3 of their last 5 games in all comps However, won only 2 of their last 13 Premiership games, the last v Bolton, 23rd April (2 since) Lost only 2 of their last 7 Premiership games, although that run came off the back of 6 successive defeats Lost 3 of their last 5 home league games, the last v West Ham, 1st April (2 since) One of three clubs to register 14 draws in the Premiership last season. The others were Charlton and Aston Villa. Caught offside just 78 times in top flight games last term - fewer than any other Premiership club. Managed 3 clean sheets in last 4 top tier League outings Won only 1 of their last 5 home league games, v Bolton, 23rd April (1 since) Won their last 4 opening day games at home Last season's defeat at Manchester United was their only defeat in the last 10 opening day fixtures Not lost at home on the opening day since 1989, when Tranmere won 2-1 at Craven Cottage This is their 2nd season back in the top division Last season was their best finish since 1959/60 Will play at Loftus Road for at least this season, while they attempt to redevelop Craven Cottage SUMMER TRANSFERS In                             From                Fee Facundo Sava        Gimnasia           £2m Herrera                  Alaves               Free Junichi Inamoto     Gamba Osaka    Loan Martin Djetou         Parma               Loan Out                                To               Fee Marcus Hahnemann    Reading       Free
TOP SCORERS Legwinski/Marlet - 2 Euro Also: Davis/Hayles/Inamoto/Saha - 1 Euro Last Seasons Top Scorers: Hayles - 12, Malbranque - 10, Marlet/Saha - 9
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Head to Head

League: P56 Bolton 24 Fulham 17 Drawn 15 Fulham's win here last season is their only success in the last 8 meetings here Fulham hold an unbeaten Premiership record against Bolton (1 win, 1 draw). Wanderers are yet to score a Premiership goal at Fulham. Five of the last eight corresponding League fixtures have been drawn. Bolton's only win in five visits to the Thamesside club spanning ten years was 1-4 on 21 November, 1992 in the Second Division Bolton have not won at Fulham since November '92, when both sides were in Division 2 (3 since) Bolton have not won at Fulham in the top division since April 1952 - 6 top div meetings since 5 of the last 8 meetings here have been drawn, the last 1-1 in March 2001 (1 since) Last Season: Fulham 3 (Goldbaek, Marlet, Hayles) Bolton 0 - 23rd April 2002 Also: Bolton 0 Fulham 0 - 24th November 2001 Match report - Fulham v Bolton 23rd April 2002 Previous results between the two clubs

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Disciplinary

Matchday Referee: Alan Wiley, Burntwood, Staffordshire Not only is Alan Wiley a referee, but the 40-year-old earns his living as a policeman - which should endear him to the Premier League crowds. Making his Premiership debut last year, Wiley kept a low profile and avoided any controversial decisions. That is if you ignore his treatment of Luis Boa Morte in the third of the four times he reffed a Fulham game last year. In the home game against Liverpool Abel Xavier, from behind, made contact with Boa Morte and exerted downward pressure on his shoulder as Luis was running at goal. Mr. Wiley decided Luis dived and yellow carded him. During a game a ref only has a moment to decide and we are all human after all but Mr. Wiley could have reviewed the video tape after the game and changed his decision he choose not to. Not very nice. Alan Wiley also refereed the Community Shield last weekend, showing 6 yellow cards and attracted controversy when he failed to send off Liverpool's Steven Gerrard for his tackle on Patrick Vieira Bolton were shown seven red cards in Premiership matches last season. Only Middlesbrough had that many players dismissed. Mr. Wiley's score sheet Average Premiership Referee score sheet Total Match Avg Total Match Avg Games 23 16 Fouls 705 30.65 472 29.81 Penalties 3 0.09 3 0.19 Yellow cards 68 2.96 49 3.07 Red Cards 2 0.13 3 0.19

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